Sentences with phrase «of wage protection»

Here, contract compliance (once a particular bugbear of Mrs Thatcher's government) is not normally considered (if at all) in the context of wage protection, but instead in the context of the advancement of other social goals, in particular under equality / discrimination law, eg only giving contracts to firms who show that they are equal opportunities employers.

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A prime reason they do this is that they don't really have to hire anyone, instead they use an army of so - called 1099 employees, who work for an hourly wage, with no benefits and very few of the legal protections that full - time employees typically get.

They're legally bound to work only for the employer who sponsors them, without any kind of minimum wage protection.

A large body of law and custom in the United States holds that because employers have far more power over their employees than businesses do over their customers, they must provide them with far greater protections — not least, a minimum wage and overtime pay.

They included abolition of child labor, protection of workers against industrial hazards, shorter hours — the 12 - hour day was then common — a living wage and arbitration of industrial disputes.

Azariah who later became Bishop of Dornakal argued that the church in accepting the position of a communal political minority with special protection would become a static community and it would negate its self - understanding as standing for mission and service to the whole national community, that in any case the Indian church is not a single social or cultural community since it consists of people of diverse background, each of whom would have its own political struggle to wage in cooperation with the people of similar background in other religions; and therefore theologically and politically Christians should ask only for religious freedom for its mission and service to all people, not as a minority right, but as a human right (ref.

True believers in the dominant model tell us that the solution of our problems is to reduce taxes on corporations and the rich, reduce government services to the poor and middle class, improve the climate for business by reducing work place and environmental protections and minimum wage requirements, privatizing public services, and facilitating the investment of capital overseas.

I regard the minimum wage law as a protection against robbing a human life of its value, time, and dignity.

Farm Labor Contractor, Vineyard Pay $ 42K in Penalties for Providing Deplorable Housing Conditions to Farm Workers in Sonoma County: Investigators from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found farm labor contractor Four Seasons Vineyard Management and winemaker Ridge Vineyards in violation of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act for providing deplorable housing conditions to farm workers in northern Sonoma County...

Investor agreements can include lease terms, non-competition, corporate agreements, intellectual property protections, wage and hour laws and contracts regarding the transfer of interests.

Both Rozic and Sen. Diane Savino have backed legislation that would codify cheerleaders in law as employees, not independent contractors of the team, giving them stronger protections when it comes to wage theft.

We need a plan for social security reform, stronger protection for workers and a repeal of the trade union act, and a wide review on workers rights, a real living wage, investment in local services, and reversing Tory cuts to policing.

Instead, the employees will keep their pension plan, and have won significant wage increases, improvements in health and other benefits, and additional rights and protections including new anti-discrimination provisions and the installation of a «panic button» system which will protect the safety of employees from harassment and assault.

But top Democrats in the House of Representatives said Thursday they'll be back next year to press for an increase in the minimum wage, new protections for victims of sexual harassment and other liberal policy priorities.

During his time in the legislature, Brian has sponsored legislation and worked with colleagues to extend and strengthen tenant protections; increase New York's commitment to cleaner more sustainable energy sources and greater efficiency; prevent people from being exposed to toxic chemicals; increase the minimum wage; ensure equality in civil marriage laws; strengthen laws intended to keep guns out of the wrong hands; and promote cleaner, fairer elections by modernizing voting and closing loopholes in campaign finance laws.

Even as intractable multi-year conflicts such as that waging in Syria come before the Council, it has found itself unable to act on account of China and Russia's age - old protection of state sovereignty along with fears that the catastrophic failures of military incursions into Iraq and Afghanistan will be repeated.

Women deserve equal rights including wage equality, stronger domestic violence protections, freedom of choice and an end to sexual assault on our campuses.»

He said the minimum wage increase is tied to larger compromises as part of the budget process, such as increasing spending on environmental protection and giving a tax cut to the middle class.

At our state conference last month, we overwhelmingly passed resolutions supporting guaranteed healthcare as a human right, free public education from pre-K through college or trade school, a living wage and fair compensation for all, investments in environmental protection and renewable energy, restoration of voting rights to former felons, public financing of elections to eradicate the corrupting influence of big money in politics, and other policies that serve the people.

«As the playing field equals voters will respond to our message of job creation, lower taxes, protections for women's rights and health and a higher minimum wage.

A judge in New York City struck a blow to Mayor de Blasio's effort to increase protections for low - wage workers, striking down a measure to regulate car washes over its promotion of unionization.

The metaphors were clear and painful for Mayor Bill de Blasio's first budget war with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a master of Albany's byzantine backrooms — Mr. Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, had schooled the upstart Mr. de Blasio this year, securing new and unprecedented protections for charter schools, denying Mr. de Blasio a tax hike to fund his universal prekindergarten expansion and swatting away a demand for a municipal minimum wage increase barely after the words had left the mayor's mouth at his maiden State of the City address.

Women deserve equal rights including wage equality, stronger domestic violence protections, freedom of choice and an end to sexual assault on our campuses,» she added.

«Every year of Senator Dilan's tenure in the Senate he has stood with our members and been a dedicated advocate for everything from the $ 15 minimum wage, paid family leave and healthcare, to greater environmental protections and election reforms,» said Helen Schaub, 1199SEIU vice president for policy and legislation.

The salvation of the health service, major renovation of schools, the minimum wage, civil partnerships and the extension of protection for minority groups are heroic, not small achievements.

Kate Linker is passionate about health care reform, campaign finance reform, and the protection of workers» rights, particularly those of the low - wage workers of New York City's five boroughs.

His 20 - minute speech focused on what he percieves as high points of his nearly eight years in office, from enacting tougher gun control legislation to raising the minimum wage to new protections for transgender people.

The Governor commended the Lagos State Judiciary for heeding the call to establish a Sexual Offences Court, just as he also lauded the State House of Assembly for enacting the Protection against Domestic Violence Law, 2007, the Child's Right Law of Lagos State, 2015 and the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015, noting that all efforts was geared towards providing a solid platform for waging the war against Sexual and gender based Violence.

It was vintage Cuomo, beginning with a mention of his Italian immigrant grandparents and their experience, then covering a variety of state government and political initiatives on education, minimum wage, M / WBE contracting and undocumented worker protections and concluding with a fierce declaration of support for diversity and the integral role of immigrants in seeking and sustaining the «American Dream.»

«New York City has always been at the forefront of Democratic Party polices and principles, and the New York State Assembly has traditionally led the charge on issues this city holds dear, be it rent control and tenant protections, the minimum wage, public education and transportation funding, to name a few.

ALBANY, NY (12/13/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson today signed into law S. 8380 / A.11726, the Wage Theft Prevention Act, which addresses the failure by employers to pay statutorily - mandated minimum wages and overtime by requiring annual notifications of wages, expanding notifications, enhancing available remedies for wage law violations and strengthening whistleblower protectiWage Theft Prevention Act, which addresses the failure by employers to pay statutorily - mandated minimum wages and overtime by requiring annual notifications of wages, expanding notifications, enhancing available remedies for wage law violations and strengthening whistleblower protectiwage law violations and strengthening whistleblower protections.

Cuomo of late has delighted labor unions as he pushes to attach some kind of prevailing wage protection to the 421 - a program, a tax subsidy for developers that is usually renewed in tandem with rent regulations.

The popular majorities — those who are forced to survive on wage labor, sometimes known as the 99 percent — are never able to win great substantial victories for democracy, but are forced to accept incremental steps towards achieving some small victories in the areas of progressive taxation, health care, universal education, retirement pensions, and environmental and consumer protections and civil rights.

# 2 — The conservative upheaval finds little support in public opinion — Public opinion remains generally in favor of more investment in public education, a higher minimum wage, stronger gun laws, reproductive freedom, a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, tougher environmental protection laws and opposed to school vouchers, tax cuts for millionaires and weaker consumer protection laws.

In addition to the generally applicable requirements described above (including the specific prevailing wage and labor protection requirements set forth in the RRIF statute), the rail safety standards set forth in 49 C.F.R. § § 209 - 244 detail minimum safety requirements for railroad track that is part of the general railroad system of transportation.

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The Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) protects employees from job termination because of wage garnishment associated with any past due obligation.

Also, twelve percent of U.S. wage and salary workers are labor union members, providing them with extra security and protection in the workplace.

The State of Texas offers many protections from wage garnishments for certain types of debts, including credit card debt, breach of contract debts, and tort claims.

If a bill collector threatens a wage garnishment or if a wage garnishment actually starts, many people decide they have no choice but to seek the protection of a consumer proposal or a bankruptcy because a bankruptcy or consumer proposal filing immediately stops most types of wage garnishment.

There is a California wage protection, which covers 75 % of wages.

If you're not a head of family, Florida borrows its wage garnishment rules from federal law, specifically the Consumer Credit Protection Act.

While getting out of default is the best option, if you can't, you have protections and rights available to you if you face wage garnishment.

More precisely, they claim that they are entitled to basic employment rights, which include the right to be paid the national minimum wage, to receive sick pay and paid holidays and to protection against discrimination and in relation to whistleblowing, all of which are currently denied to them by Deliveroo.

We provide services to our clients regarding Federal, New Jersey and New York statutes, including: Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, National Labor Relations Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, Conscientious Employee Protection Act, New Jersey Family Leave Act, Civil Rights, ERISA, and Wage and Hour Law.

Our Labor & Employment attorneys provide advice and representation on a wide range of employment related matters affecting technology and emerging growth companies, including wage / hour compliance (including classification audits), handbooks, policy manuals and drug testing plans, employment and independent contractor agreements, terminations, severance plans and releases, sexual harassment training, protection of trade secrets and confidential business information, leaves of absence and return to work issues, and IP ownership and assignment issues.

They do not need to provide riders any annual leave, the statutory minimum wage, the protections of whistleblowing legislation, the right to claim unfair dismissal or trade union recognition rights.

Job creators don't get minimum wage, overtime pay, paid vacation, employment insurance, maternity benefits, health benefits, the protection of employment standards acts, consistent paycheques every two weeks, paid sick days, the right to unionize and other benefits available to salaried employees.

You may collect PIP, or personal injury protection, benefits regardless of fault that generally include medical expenses and wage losses up to $ 8000.

If you were injured in a car accident, you may be entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits for up to $ 8,000 in medical bills from the insurer of the car you were in as well as 75 % for any wage losses incurred along with possible replacement costs.